Clothes are signifiers and symbols of how people communicate with each other.

I really like Olivier Assayas filmmaking. He always has this global - economy thing going on.

I try not to think too much about what the audience is thinking and what they think I should do.

I'm not saying Sonic Youth was a conceptual-art project for me, but in a way it was an extension of Warhol. Instead of making criticism about popular culture, as a lot of artists do, I worked within it to do something.

I was talking to somebody about the L.A. hardcore scene, and they were saying that it was hard for them to picture punk rock at the beach. Like, the aesthetic didn't mix or something - black forms in the sand.

Anyone becomes mannered if you think too much about what other people think

The love for a child is more an unconditional sort of love ... Although some parents are really narcissistic. In general, I think there is an expectation that love will be unconditional, but obviously it's not - even after living with someone for years.